The NCAA has released the latest Division II graduation rate data, including the division’s Academic Success Rate, and once again, Bentley University is near the top of the list.

Bentley University junior forward Gina Lirange (Auburn/Auburn HS) has been selected for the Synapse Sports Division II Field Hockey All-America second team, and Falcon freshman Tori Ellis (Madison, N.J./Madison HS) was picked for the organization’s Division II All-Rookie Team.

Bentley University senior defender Melissa Martorelli (Holmdel, N.J./ Holmdel HS) will represent the Falcons when the 2013 Front Rush/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II North/South Senior Game is held on Saturday.

Bentley University freshman defender Tori Ellis (Madison, N.J./Madison HS) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Field Hockey Rookie of the Year, becoming the sixth Falcon to earn the honor in the last 11 years.

Sophomore Molly Cuevas (San Jose, Calif.) scored her eighth goal of the season 6:12 into the first sudden-victory overtime period to give Adelphi University a 2-1 win over Bentley University in the first round of the Northeast-10 Conference Field Hockey Championships Tuesday afternoon at Motamed Field.

The Bentley University Falcons will be looking to turn the table on Adelphi University when they face the Panthers Tuesday afternoon in Garden City, N.Y. in the opening round of the Northeast-10 Conference Field Hockey Championships. Game time is scheduled for 1 pm, and links to live video and stats will be available at www.bentleyfalcons.com.

Junior Carly Aceves (La Mesa, Calif.) erupted for three goals in a span of just 5:45 in the second half as Adelphi University clinched a home game in next week’s Northeast-10 Conference playoffs with a 3-1 win over Bentley University at Motamed Field in college field action Saturday afternoon.

Junior Gina Lirange (Auburn/Auburn HS), Bentley University’s leading scorer, netted the decisive goal with 21:46 left as the Falcons bested visiting St. Michael’s College in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey Tuesday night.

Junior Gina Lirange (Auburn, Mass,/Auburn HS) scored her 11th goal of the year in the 56th minute and sophomore Katie Kelley (Walpole, Mass./Walpole HS) posted her conference-leading seventh shutout as Bentley University edged Southern Connecticut State, 1-0, in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey Saturday afternoon at Jess Dow Field.

Senior Elizabeth Sears (Danvers, Mass.) assisted on a pair of Saint Anselm College goals in the first 12:01 and the Hawks went on to upset visiting Bentley University, 3-1, in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action Wednesday night at Grappone Stadium.

Sophomore Meghan Talerman (Centerville/Barnstable HS) scored her sixth and seven goals of the season, and senior co-captain Melissa Martorelli (Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel HS) recorded a pair of defensive saves, as Bentley University held off American International College, 3-1, in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey Friday evening at Bentley.

Second-half goals from seniors Lisa Giorgetti (Sudbury/Lincoln-Sudbury Reg. HS) and Colleen Moran (Lincoln, R.I./Lincoln HS) propelled Bentley University, the tenth-ranked team in Division II, to a 2-1 win over Franklin Pierce University in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action at Bentley Tuesday night.

Sophomore Cindy Russell (Sound Beach, N.Y.) was successful on a penalty stroke in the 12th minute and senior Carlee Dragon (Bridgewater, N.J.) assisted on two late goals as LIU Post stayed unbeaten with a 3-0 win over host Bentley University Saturday in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action.

Senior Candace Waldie (North Andover) assisted on all three goals as Merrimack College bested visiting Bentley University, 3-0, in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey Wednesday evening at Martone-Majail Field. The two teams entered the contest tied for ninth in this week’s NFHCA Division II national coaches’ poll.

Senior forward Colleen Moran (Lincoln, R.I./Lincoln HS) came off the bench for a hat trick and an assist, helping to power Bentley University to an 8-0 win over visiting Dowling College in non-conference field hockey action Sunday afternoon.

With six shutout victories in its last seven contests, the Bentley University Falcons are ranked ninth in this week’s 2013 Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II National Coaches poll. It’s the Falcons’ first appearance in the top ten since the preseason. Bentley will be tested tonight when it hosts Stonehill College, the fourth-ranked team in Division II, in a key Northeast-10 Conference showdown.

With 17 minutes left in the second half, it appeared that Bentley University was on its way to a win over unbeaten Stonehill College in a Northeast-10 Conference field hockey battle between teams ranked in the top ten of this week’s Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II coaches’ poll. The Falcons had a 2-0 lead and had not allowed a goal in more than 270 minutes of action.